by Louise Malan | Dec 15, 2017 | Personality Structure
All humans being have at times felt arrogant (superior to others) and know how it feels to doubt yourself (feeling inferior). We all start life with a split – meaning that there is no integration in our concept of ourselves and our concept of others. During this...
by Louise Malan | Dec 15, 2017 | Personality Structure
Have you seen the scars of a loved on who hurts herself/himself. Have you witnessed someone sitting with a razor blade cutting themselves. These acts are enormously disturbing and distressing for those who witness them or are aware of them. These acts are...
by Louise Malan | Dec 15, 2017 | Personality Structure
Are you exceptionally sensitive and respond with intense anger when you feel disappointed, criticized, rejected or let down? Do you tend to feel empty and bored a lot of the time and find that your relationships are intense and unstable? Do you feel unsure of who...
by Louise Malan | Dec 15, 2017 | Personality Structure
Have you ever considered entering psychotherapy? How do you decide on a psychologist and what can you expect? There are many schools of therapy and it is important to make an informed decision about the type of therapy you want. Not all psychologists work in the...
by Louise Malan | Dec 15, 2017 | Personality Structure
Paranoia is when someone experiences an external threat that is not based in reality. Such a person could in a very extreme case believe that a terrorist is out to kill them by poisoning their food, but it can also take on a much milder form like believing that your...
by Louise Malan | Dec 15, 2017 | Personality Structure
Touching rituals (for instance having to touch the light switch three times before going to bed), counting rituals, washing compulsions (an example is having to wash your hands five times after going to the toilet), obsessive neatness, obsessive intrusive thoughts...
